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$80 Per Day
$5 Per Hour
Recommended professional driver-guide & operator for tailor-made tours

Iran tour guide

178 points
Member for 11 years 3 months
4 reviews
Gender:
Male
English:
Native
Transportation:
Private bus, Private car/van, Public transportation, Bicycle
Services:
Tour guide, Interpreter, Shopping assistant, Car rental, Airport/train station pickup, Ticket booking, Hotel reservations

About Me

Hiiiiiii I'm Ali Zarei, 29 years old, an independent driver-guide and tour operator over Iran. I had been graduated as tourism management Bachelor from university and history student at the meanwhile as well. I do offer driving and guiding services, and organizing tours all over Oran, from south to north and east to west by operating 1-Day up to 8 weeks tours with my private and professionally costomized cars on my Tailor-made tours. . I have experience of operating over 70 long tours and you can read reviews of my pervious clients about me and my services on Tripadvisor a lot. I can share with you the contacts of my previous clients to speak with them in person and get feedback about my services too. I have high amount of self confidence on quality of my tours, there fore i sell my tours with guarantee ! If you dont enjoy, dont oay! Come with me and learn alot about Iranian's culture, faith, nation, daily life, Iran's nature, society, history and lots of interesting information about Iran. just try it! Can't wait to hear from you.
Ali

Reviews of Iran tour guide

I found Ali on this website, Ali organised a 26 days trip through Iran. in October 2017. It was one of the most fascinating trip I have under taken and I have been to 50 odd countries in my life....Read more
I found Ali on this website, Ali organised a 26 days trip through Iran. in October 2017. It was one of the most fascinating trip I have under taken and I have been to 50 odd countries in my life. Having a Driver Guide was outside the norm for me, but in the instance I highly recommend it especially with Ali. Ali accurately contributed to the whole experience. Firstly, Ali understood my brief for the trip also 100%, as a photographer he mad sure I am at the right place at the right time to capture the prefect light without bus load of tourists. I told him I only want to see the best not constant repetitive sites, also he is so dedicated to his jobs that he is constantly finding new things that is not on the tourist routes. So there were many some fascinating places we saw also no tourists have ever been. Secondly, Ali enthusiasm and honesty is second to none, always have the safety of his client in mind, while driving, walking. He is totally intuitive to the needs of the client. Thirdly, his price is more than competitive with others driver guide. Lastly, his knowledge of Iran is excellent both from books and personal experience. If you thinking of a driver guide to enjoy this wonderful country I would go past Ali Zarei. Read less
December 29, 2017

We were recommended Ali by another traveler from the UK on Trip Advisor who had been guided by him....Read more

We were recommended Ali by another traveler from the UK on Trip Advisor who had been guided by him. We had no idea what to expect when we arrived in Iran as we hadn't done much research and had never met Ali but we felt relaxed and comfortable from moment we landed. Ali is a young, enthusiastic and intelligent young man who did his best to make every aspect of our journey enjoyable. The people of Iran were also extremely welcoming and accommodating. The only thing we regret is not staying longer! We highly recommend Ali and can't wait to visit again!

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September 21, 2015

My wife and I met Ali in the streets of Tabriz, when he spontaneously offered to help us find a place we were looking for, and ended up going on a tour of Kandovan village and Urmiyeh lake with him the next day....Read more

My wife and I met Ali in the streets of Tabriz, when he spontaneously offered to help us find a place we were looking for, and ended up going on a tour of Kandovan village and Urmiyeh lake with him the next day. He is young, intelligent, and very enthusiastic about sharing everything he knows about his country - not just historical facts, but how people live, how he sees the world, places most tourists do not go, etc. Traveling with him was a great experience and a wonderful introduction to Iran. We both warmly recommend him!

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June 15, 2015

Ali was my personal tour guide and driver during my trip to Iran from 1 March to 15 March 2015. We were together 24 hours a day for 14 consecutive days....Read more

Ali was my personal tour guide and driver during my trip to Iran from 1 March to 15 March 2015. We were together 24 hours a day for 14 consecutive days. We drove over 3,584 kilometers from Shiraz to Tabriz and many stops and diversions along the way!  I am a seasoned traveler and I have had many experiences with tour guides, and I can say, without reservation that Ali is the best tour guide I'd ever had! He works very hard, wants to give you the best experience of Iran, keen for you to know his country more, very thoughtful of his client, and always want to give his client complete service. 

Ali will not only take you to the tourist sites but is also keen to give you an insight on how the locals live. He'll have you eating at the places where the locals eat, drink at the local tea house where he and his friends frequent, and tell you about everyday living in Iran. Ali is a young man and he will tell you what young Iranians, the future of Iran, think. I was quite fascinated to learn how young Iranians date because it is so different to the way we do in the West.  As he pointed out to me, going out to visit Iran is not like going to the US or Western Europe where we already know so much of their culture due to watching films. Iran is a discovery and so the traveler should get more out of it than just guide book knowledge.

Many tour guides in my experience cannot stop talking, which annoys me. Ali is not one of them. He is aware that guide books have already invested a lot of ink into describing what you see before you. He will leave you to it, only saying something if he has something to supplement. But he is always ready to answer your questions if you have any.

When Ali says he is available 24 hours, he means it. As we were together 24 hours a day, he never took time off from working, only sleeping after I slept. He has the energy of a young man, which meant he was ready to go when I was.

Ali loves saving you money! If he thinks a hotel is charging unfairly, he will tell you and will try to lower the hotel rates for you. He has succeeded each time! Or, if the hotel is fixed price, he will tell you other hotels that are around, of the same quality, that are cheaper. When buying souvenirs, he will haggle the price down for you. He is very happy when he can get the price down for you.

When we were on the road, Ali cooked for me! We would stop by the roadside and Ali will prepare a meal. It is better than eating restaurant food at some places and risking diarrhea. And a much cheaper option too! There was always hot tea in the car!

Lastly, Ali has a very pleasant personality. He has high moral standards and he never wants to take monetary advantage of his clients. As I said before, I've had plenty of tour guide experience and I've since been aware of their tricks -- taking you to souvenir shops where they obviously earn a commission, offering to change your money for you where they get commission from the money changers, etc.  But Ali is very transparent. Very honest. And I can say for certain the he applies no trickery. He is very proud of his honest work and he wants to only earn his money honestly.

I certainly think that you can do no better than hiring Ali as your tour guide.  I am so glad I did. I've learned so much about the country, more than what the guide books can tell me, and I have Ali to thank for that!

I am happy to discuss more about Ali if you have any questions.

 

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March 21, 2015

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